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Gambler
Gambler
7.4
/10
106 Ratings

GAMBLER

Directed by Phie Ambo
Denmark, 2006
Documentary

Synopsis

Director Nicolas Winding Refn, noted for Pusher (1996) and Drive (2011), was forced to file for personal bankruptcy in the late 90s when one of his films flopped. This documentary follows a filmmaker trying to wipe the slate clean.

Synopsis

Director Nicolas Winding Refn, noted for Pusher (1996) and Drive (2011), was forced to file for personal bankruptcy in the late 90s when one of his films flopped. This documentary follows a filmmaker trying to wipe the slate clean.

Our take

Gambler documents how Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn bounced back from a million-dollar debt (!) after his film flop, Fear X. Ambo’s darkly entertaining chronicle of a director plunged into show business hell offers a fascinating glimpse into his process and the sacrifices made to keep going.